Congress

Progressive Democrats Shut Down House Over Gun Control Demands

The media reported that the sit-in had something to do with legislation to curb terrorist violence. The media got it wrong. ...

Bob Adelmann June 23, 2016

McCain-Cruz Clash Highlights Problems With NDAA

Steve Byas June 8, 2016

McCain and Cruz are fighting again — this time over whether to register women for the draft. The dispute is a symptom of...

House Panel Approves Asset-Forfeiture Reform Bill

Michael Tennant June 2, 2016

The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to reform the civil asset forfeiture process, making it harder for law enforcement to confiscate property...

FBI Gets Warrantless E-mail Snooping Added to Two Senate Bills

Michael Tennant May 30, 2016

Two Senate bills have been amended to give the FBI its long-sought power to search Americans' e-mails, and possibly their web-browsing history, without...

Senate Passes Bill Allowing Families of 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia

Raven Clabough May 18, 2016

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of allowing the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its potential involvement...

Movement to Stop TPP by Canceling Lame Duck

Larry Greenley April 27, 2016

Anti-TPP conservatives are working to prevent TPP approval by convincing Congress to cancel the lame-duck session this year. ...

National Debt Will Soon Eclipse GDP, Says Comptroller General

Michael Tennant April 10, 2016

The U.S. government will soon owe more than the entire economy produces, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told the Senate Budget Committee recently. ...

Republicans Divided in Response to Obama’s Budget

Steve Byas February 11, 2016

Republicans are unified in condemning the Obama big-spending budget, but they differ greatly in how to respond. Conservatives fear the response will be...

Paul Ryan Versus the Freedom Caucus

Charles Scaliger February 4, 2016

The House speaker tried to placate members of the House's large Freedom Caucus, who are reluctant to support Ryan's budgetary ambitions. But caucus...

Congress Urged to Include Women in Draft Registration

Steve Byas February 4, 2016

The second shoe has dropped. Now that the Obama administration has opened combat roles to women, the next step is to include women...

Social Security Inching Its Way Toward Bankruptcy, Says CBO

Bob Adelmann January 25, 2016

Margaret Thatcher was right. Welfare schemes fail when they run out of other peoples' money. The CBO gives some background on the failing...

Two Republicans Get on the Equality Act Bandwagon

Michael Tennant January 22, 2016

Two congressional Republicans have announced they are cosponsoring the Equality Act, which would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination and open up restrooms and locker rooms...

TPP: Great for Vietnam’s Communist Leaders; Bad for Americans

William F. Jasper January 18, 2016

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would reward Hanoi’s State-Owned Enterprises and their Wall Street allies, as Americans lose jobs and the communist regime cracks...